Posts Tagged ‘Registries’

The Registries: .cc

Editor’s note: OpenSRS offers 25 different top-level domains (TLDs) for our resellers. This is the 11th post in a series intended to share information about the wide range of TLDs and to introduce you to some of the available resources that the various Registries provide.

The .cc domain, from the registry provider VeriSign, is the top-level domain (TLD) for the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Like some other ccTLDs, you can capitalize on it being short, easy to say and diverse. While it is commonly linked to commercial Web sites, there have been other unique uses. In 2006, there was an unusual increase in .cc registrations originating from China. It was discovered that online e-commerce sites in that region were using .cc to mean “Chinese company” and it was creating an unexpected groundswell.

Here are some of the great ways to use this flexible ccTLD:

verisign.cc.table

Quick Facts:

VeriSign is the registry provider.
It is a ccTLD for Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Started in 1997.
There are no regional location restrictions for purchasing.

Available Resources

The Registries: .MOBI

Editor’s note: OpenSRS offers 25 different top-level domains (TLDs) for our resellers. This is the tenth post in a series intended to share information about the wide range of TLDs and to introduce you to some of the available resources that the various Registries provide.

It’s no secret: mobile content is a big part of the future. The .MOBI domain helps you and your customers get ready to take advantage. They provide a vast array of resources including .MOBI marketing and even tips on best practices for creating mobile websites.
dotMobi

.MOBI was conceived by Nokia in 2000 and approved by ICANN in 2005 to ensure that consumers have a simple, uniform way to identify content that will work on any mobile phone – not just high-end smartphones. The .MOBI registry, dotMobi, was formed by a consortium of some of the world’s top content providers, mobile phone manufacturers, operators, infrastructure and payment providers and associations including familiar names like Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Visa and Vodaphone.

dotMobi recently published a report which highlights that the number of mobile Web sites has grown sevenfold since 2008. With that kind of market growth, it is worth investigating your .MOBI options, especially to complement an existing .COM or .ORG site. Your .MOBI content should serve the needs of on-the-go users; it shouldn’t just be the same PC content sent to a mobile phone.

.MOBI Quick Facts:

Number of domains: more than 1.3 million
A consortium of 14 leading companies back the .MOBI registry
General availability started in 2006
Top 10 reasons to go with .MOBI (PDF)
Named as one of the world’s 100 brilliant companies by Entrepreneur magazine in May 2009
Received 2009 Mobile Internet Innovator in the Irish Internet Association’s Net Visionary Awards

Available Resources:

dotMobi web site
dotMobi Mobile marketing information and services
Test to see if your site is mobile-ready
Visit mobiForge and instantmobilizer for mobile site development and services.
dotMobi resources, including videos from industry experts
dotMobi Official corporate blog
dotMobi group on Linkedin
dotMobi on Twitter
dotMobi on Facebook
dotMobi Flickr: search dotmobi
dotMobi on YouTube

The Registries: .ASIA

Editor’s note: OpenSRS offers 25 different top-level domains (TLDs) for our resellers. This is the ninth post in a series intended to share information about the wide range of TLDs and to introduce you to some of the available resources that the various Registries provide.

DotAsia The DotAsia (.ASIA) registry is a not-for-profit organization with the goal of promoting Internet development and adoption in Asia. This sTLD (Sponsored Top-Level-Domain) is formed by a consortium of country code Top Level Domains within the region including .CN (China), .IR (Iran), .JP (Japan), .KR (Korea), .PH (Philippines), .SG (Singapore) as well as pan-Asian Internet/Information Technology related groups. .ASIA has been available since October 2007. By building and coordinating multiple social networking sites, they are simultaneously defining the .ASIA community and expanding their presence.

DotAsia has embraced social media to communicate about .ASIA sites and help promote .ASIA communities. KeepClicking is a social media platform for .ASIA users to connect. Using two features, Resellers can learn more about this sTLD: “.ASIA in action” (a diverse list of .ASIA websites) and “Activities in the Cloud.” (.ASIA social media feed.) Other communities include: Relief.Asia (Disaster Relief and Rebuild knowledge platform), CreativeCommons.Asia (Sharing and Creative community), OSS.Asia (Regional Open Source Software platform) and OLPC.Asia (One-Laptop-Per-Child Initiative in Asia):

Video for One Laptop Per Child

.ASIA Quick Facts:

Number of domains: Approx 300,000
General availability started in March 2008
Registrant qualification: one contact must reside in the DotAsia community

ASIA statistics

Available Resources:

.ASIA is running a promo until October 6, 2009. With every .ASIA domain, you can get a free Mini USB memory stick. Just sign up here. Then, register for your redemption.

The Registries: .BIZ

Editor’s note: OpenSRS offers 25 different top-level domains (TLDs) for our resellers. This is the eighth post in a series intended to share information about the wide range of TLDs and to introduce you to some of the available resources that the various Registries provide.

With more than two million domains, the .BIZ gTLD is built for businesses of all sizes. Neustar has been the registry operator since 2001. Whether you are using .BIZ as part of your domain suite for branding or as a stand-alone domain, customers know that you are business-focused with this TLD. As the 10th largest TLD, .BIZ still has some great domains available, and Neustar has recently opened up an auction for 1- and 2-character .BIZ domains. Proposal submissions are due by September 30, 2009.

Who purchases .BIZ?
.BIZ

Are between the age of 35-64 and are predominantly male

81% of registrants are between 35-64 years old
66% of registrants are male

Are the business leaders of small companies with modest revenue

59% of registrants are the President, CEO, or Owner
73% represent a company of fewer than 10 people
52% of registered businesses have revenue of less than $250K

.BIZ Quick Facts

.BIZ became available in 2001
Neustar is the registry operator
Reached 2 million domain names registered on June 23, 2009, becoming the 10th most registered TLD
Business-focused gTLD with no geographic qualification
.BIZ is no different than other TLDs such as .COM with regard to search results. Optimization and promotion are key to .BIZ becoming more prevalent in search results.
33.5% of .BIZ domains are used for the business and computers category

Available Resources

The Registries: .DE

Editor’s note: OpenSRS offers 25 different top-level domains (TLDs) for our resellers. This is the seventh post in a series intended to share information about the wide range of TLDs and to introduce you to some of the available resources that the various Registries provide.

Denic

Denic eG is the registry provider for .DE, the third largest TLD and second largest ccTLD in the world. Like other early TLDs, .DE had its start in the 1980s in a university setting (in this case, the University of Dortmund). It quickly expanded with the growth of Internet use requiring the need for more formal management. A foundation was formed in 1993, followed closely by the establishment of the Denic cooperative in 1996. By then, there were approximately 20,000 domains in existence. Now more than a decade later, the volume of .DE domains has grown to more than 12.9 million.

.DE Quick Facts:

Denic cooperative founded in December 1996
Number of .DE domains: 12,923,320 (check out their Daily Domain counter)
Third largest TLD and second largest ccTLD in the world
Full historical timeline
Administrative contact must be a resident of Germany

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Posts Tagged ‘Registries’

The Registries: .cc

The Registries: .MOBI

The Registries: .ASIA

The Registries: .BIZ

The Registries: .DE

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